All six events at Pebble Beach’s fourth renewal were memorable for those lucky enough to be there, but ’53 was...
The H-Modified class in American road racing was derived from the FIA small-displacement sports racing machines popularized in Italy and...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category, beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior...
In Zen Buddhism it is called a Koan, a question that can only be answered through intuition, not rationale understanding…what...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Like his uncle Gianni Agnelli, Ludovico Scarfiotti was a suave, well-mannered gentleman who was no stranger to the privileges of wealth. He was, perhaps, no Grand Prix star—except on one gifted day in 1966—but he turned himself into an immensely capable hillclimber and sports car racer. Born in Turin in...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motor sports: the...
Two liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of international motorsports;...
Jonathan Williams Alessandro (Alejandro) De Tomaso was born in Buenos Aires into an influential political family. He became a racing driver, but left Argentina in a hurry after being involved in a plot to remove the then president, Juan Peron. He relocated to Modena where he continued racing for Osca,...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Warren Olson arrived in Southern California fresh out of South Dakota in the late 1940s, just in time to take part in the motor racing revolution there that changed motor sport forever in the USA. The list of people and projects he worked with would fill a book. He initially...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
E.D. Martin’s all-conquering Ferrari 315S awaits the start of the Feature Race in April of 1958.Photo: Benita Lane The revised...
1970 De Tomaso 505-Cosworth The De Tomaso drew much admiration from the crowds at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Photo: Peter Collins Where do you start? Society weddings, the jet set racing crowd, brewery heirs, Mangustas, Grand Prix disaster. The De Tomaso story has it all, and the car you...
Photo: Peter Collins As one of only 22 OSCA cars bodied by Carrozzeria Fissore, this pretty little twin-cam-powered GT2 coupe...
Pete Lyons Come with me to Italy, if you’ve got a minute, I want to show you something neat. We’re...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Sir Stirling Moss, winner of 16 Formula One Grands Prix and countless other races, has been awarded the Royal Automobile...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category that began the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula...
February 2003 Formula A and Formula 5000 in America By Wolfgang Klopfer From 1968 to 1976, open-wheeled road racing was...
Following their highly successful “GT & Sports Car Cup” race series now in its third season, Flavien and Vanessa Marçais...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the World Sports Car Championship from 1953-1961; the Speedworld Challenge from 1962-1963; the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971; and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. There was even a European...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Mike Lawrence We are seeing some quite extraordinary prices paid for certain cars, and some people have recalled the late...
The Audrain Automobile Museum is proud to announce the opening of their newest exhibition, “From the Racetrack to the Opera: Marques That Did It All” on August 15, 2020 which will run through November 15, 2020. Along with cars from the Audrain Collections, this once in a lifetime exhibition will feature vehicles from some of...
Here’s yet another source for rare, hand-held video of the old days as shot by those who were there. Courtesy...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 became an International...
Fiat, OSCA, Pininfarina…an interesting equation. The Fiat 1200 was not a very quick machine, in fact, you couldn’t really call it a sports car. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our...
